by Shannon Dittemore | Jun 14, 2019 | Creativity, Getting Published, Writing, Writing a Series, Writing Life
Most of my books start out untitled. I save the manuscripts to my computer as something bland and obvious. Angel Eyes was saved as Shield for the longest time and Broken Wings was called Book 2. My upcoming novel (which I should be able to announce NEXT WEEK, fingers...
by Shannon Dittemore | Apr 19, 2019 | Editing, Getting Published
A while back, I spent a few weeks talking about agents and query letters. To follow it up, I thought we could talk about what it looks like to be a contracted author working with an editor at a traditional publishing house. As a refresher, agents acquire projects they...
by Jill Williamson | Apr 10, 2019 | Creativity, Getting Published, Goals, Learning from Other Authors, Self-Publishing, Writing As A Business
Last week I launched a Kickstarter campaign to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of my first book (By Darkness Hid) being published. I can’t believe it’s been ten years already! But then I took this picture and saw that, yes, it really has been ten years....
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 11, 2019 | Author Life, Getting Published, Writing As A Business, Writing Life
Last Tuesday, my seventh novel released: Available now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Audible, your local bookstore, and wherever books are sold! One of the things I’ve learned since my first book came out 10 years ago is that release day isn’t my...
by Shannon Dittemore | Mar 1, 2019 | Author Life, Getting Published, Productivity, The Craft of Writing, Writing Life
One of the more challenging aspects of blogging for writers is the wide audience you find yourself talking to. Even if you focus specifically on teen writers, none of the advice doled out is one-size-fits all. Not only does every writer have their own style and their...
by Shannon Dittemore | Feb 22, 2019 | Author Life, Encouragement, Getting Published, Writing Life
For the past couple Fridays, we’ve spent a lot of time talking about querying an agent. I’ve mentioned this as often as I felt I could without beating you over the head with it, but really, failure is a huge part of success. If you’re going to be...
